1. (Take note that the number at the end has to be a whole number between 1 and 10.)
2. Move the decimal to the right or the left to make the number a whole number.
3. Write the new number with the amount of time the decimal was moved in the format '_ (the original numbers in the new position)to the _ (the amount the decimal was moved) power.
For a number that was not whole originally, it is ' to the negative _ power'.
Examples:
1.
The number in normal form:
.0000000000265
The number in Scientific Notation:
2.65 * 10 to the negative 11th power.
Quick explanation (See 'Steps' for further instructions):
When using Scientific Notation, you should move the decimal, left or right, until you get a number that falls in between 1 and 10.
Scientific Notation:
Steps:
1. (Take note that the number at the end has to be a whole number between 1 and 10.)
2. Move the decimal to the right or the left to make the number a whole number.
3. Write the new number with the amount of time the decimal was moved in the format '_ (the original numbers in the new position)to the _ (the amount the decimal was moved) power.
For a number that was not whole originally, it is ' to the negative _ power'.
Examples:
1.
The number in normal form:
.0000000000265
The number in Scientific Notation:
2.65 * 10 to the negative 11th power.
Quick explanation (See 'Steps' for further instructions):
When using Scientific Notation, you should move the decimal, left or right, until you get a number that falls in between 1 and 10.